Farm meeting favors lower railway wages
Washington January 28 The five day agricultural conference closed with Secretary Wallace hailing it as the most representative gathering of agriculture and urging cooperation to build a sound policy. Resolutions thanked President Harding and Wallace, endorsed railroad participation in price adjustments, and backed the St Lawrence Great Lakes waterway project.
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Washington, D. C
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Min Qrmera
Harding
Anderson
Transportation Committee
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Muscle Shoars
Alabama
Henry Ford
Woman credits Tanlac with relief after 20 years of stomach trouble
Mrs. Mary Greaves of Dallas reports long battle with stomach distress ended after Tanlac treatment. She says headaches vanished, strength returned, and she feels like a young girl able to eat freely. The testimonial claims Tanlac pills aid digestion without laxative use.
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Tam
Mary Greaves
Ross Avenue
Dullay
Toxne
Water traffic improves as rates and terminals debated
Washington reports December shows first rise in United States waterborne commerce since the coal strike in England. Overseas traffic up 21 percent from November with 2.9 million tons and total December at 31.5 million. American ships carried 27 percent of exports and 34 percent of imports, tanker totals up 4 percent to 2.6 million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
England
Shipping Board
Budapest Sees Rat and Cat Shortage Amid Famine
Rats and mice swarm through Budapest markets and warehouses as famine bites, and cat scarcity worsens the crisis. Merchants report bites from rodents while prices for kittens reach 2000 to 4000 kronen as villagers shift to cat breeding for profit.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bank of Italy Disconto Firm Plans Settlement
The Associated Press reports Rome 25 shows immediate settlement plans for Banco Italiano Di Sconto. Proposals include paying 40 percent of deposits with 30 percent in 1922, 30 percent reinvested, 5 percent added to reserve, 150 million lire subscription by former directors, and 15 percent of deposits retained to meet future needs.
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Associated Press
Rome
Banco Italiana di Sconto
Messaggera
Tsnam Gets Five-Year Jail Term in Plymouth
Boston parses Joseph J. Tsnam a former ensign and paymaster of the cruiser Chester was sentenced to five years in Plymouth jail after a federal jury found him guilty of embezzling 21000 of government funds.
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Boston
Mass
Joseph J. Tsnam
Chester
Plymouth
Jin
City Shops Closed After Mismanagement Report
Chicago officials and labor unions conclude municipal shops failed due to mismanagement. Finance committee and labor representatives meet to assess blame, with agreement that workers were not to blame.
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Chicago
Dan
Agate Finance Committve
Tem Jabor
Niitisie
el Esterday
Tr Wce
Orphans to Poland on Ship Amid War Refugees
A passenger list aboard the steamship Mni 3 Siatoika sailing from New York to Danzig includes orphans fleeing starvation and death after the Bolshevik advance toward Warsaw. The party, two years in exile, seeks arrival in Poland as conflict surrounds the capital.
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New York
Danzig
Warsaw
City Takes Over Two Uruguayan Streetcar Lines
Montevideo authorities seize control of two streetcar companies after strike action halted service earlier in the month. City plans to operate the lines to restore transit and curb idle fleets.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Ie Pepitdis
Two Die in Suspected Double Suicide in Houston
Mrs Lallah Langford age 38 and her daughter Afiss Olive 19 died by asphyxiation on Saturday in Houston amid suspected suicide over financial troubles. Investigators noted the daughter recently lost her job. A separate fire in Mena Arkansas caused about 75000 in damages to a theater billiard hall and American Legion post.
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Houston
Texdan
Lallah Langford
Afiss' Olive
Arkansas
Mena
Ark
Dlan
American Legion
Roma
Cimed
Jitneymen Threaten Mandamus Over Charter Recall
Jitney advocates demand quicker action on a petition to amend the recall clause of the city charter. If the council fails to act by Monday they will file mandamus proceedings Tuesday. Judge Sch notes signatures are largely qualified taxpayers and about 2500 are needed for an election. Mayor Black is urged to decide at Monday’s meeting.
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John Sch
T'Honeymen
Sehorn
Black
Expert on Poultry Discovers Means of Telling Chicks Sex
New York January 28. Sterrs Experiment Stations at Connecticut Agricultural College report a method to determine chick sex at hatching within six to eight weeks. Dr. Leslie C. Dunn said the discovery aids breeders by selecting females for egg production and males for meat. Plumage colors follow criss cross inheritance, enabling sex prediction for crossbreeds. The station plans to distribute birds of known sex to farmers starting March 1.
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New York
Sterrs
Connecticut Agricultural College
Leslie C. Dunn
Dunn
Thinrai
Rhode Island
Harding Refuses to Receive Ambassador Jusserand
Paris dispatch reports that President Harding and Secretary Hughes refused to meet Ambassador Jusserand. State Department and White House officials deny the claim as entirely implausible. French embassy cautions that the denial is emphatic and notes diplomatic rules on audiences and credentials.
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Presa
Paris
Foreign Office
London
Allexine
Harding
Hughes
Juscerandi
Cireles
Poincare
Forum
Andassador Jusserand
Washington, D.C
State Department
White House
Aees
Jane
London Morning Post
Furth
Dugserand
James
Diplomatio Udaga
Cireley
Bridegroom Carrying Liquor to His Wedding Loses Bride
Antonio Silva, arrested two weeks earlier in Springfield with six quarts of moonshine for his wedding, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston. As prosecutors prepared sentence, it emerged his bride married another man, and Judge Peters tacked on one more day to his jail term.
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Boston
Antonio Silva
Springfield
Silva
Peters
Railroads to Bear Onus of Low Mood, Walker Hines Says
New York January 28 Walker D Hines former director general of railroads told the Bond club that railroads will bear the burden of business depression and that government ownership is not the answer He warned that as difficulties persist rates will need readjustment and rate uncertainty will hinder business.
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Walker Hines
New York
Walker D. Hines
Bond Club
Railroad Administration
Burglary Wave Hits City Thieves Ricky Five Incidents
Police log details multiple burglaries Friday night with thieves using a skeleton key to enter homes and businesses. Items stolen include two gold watches a child's gold necklace a final pearl necklace and a draft for 200 dollars. Other thefts involve a tobacco carton naples box pea nuts and a fur coat. Two cars reported stolen were pawned on Lasave street near Camp Travis.
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Aganier Avenue
Fridgo
J. M. Duncan
Wolororatreet
Indiana National Bank of
Tailimanolis
Ind
Yeo Martinez
Fl Paso
Caroal
Naples
Wolf Garage
Castro
Lareilo Stronta
G. C. Ridgeway
P.O. Auto Service
Jack Bonds
Augusta Street
Hig der Livers
George Vm Igietz
Harry Appleby
Comsaneere
Houston Street
A. van Horn
Lasave
A. Wray
Camp Travis
Travis
St. Marys Streets
Obituaries of Leo Peugnet Bert Briggs and Virginia Felder
Obituary notices report Leo Peugnet, 56, of 525 Courtland Vince, a New York native and San Antonio resident of eight years, died 12:15 Saturday. Survived by mother Beth Frasers, siblings, and others. body held by Hage & McCollum. Separate notices announce Bert W. Briggs, 19 Dallas, Wisconsin native, and Virginia Felder, 65, of 915 Avenue B, South Carolina native, both with San Antonio ties, deaths reported with funeral arrangements and burials to follow under Hagy & McCollum supervision.
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Leo Peugnet
Courtland Vince
Tic
New York
San Antonio
Hts
Beth. Frasers
A. Peugnet
McMahon
Jet Algona
George Calbrain Dane
Ales
M. Greanette
San Antoni
Hage & McColluan
Rela
Bert W. Briggs
Teri W. Striggs
G& Se
Howelock
Dallas
Wisconsin
Mary Briges
Wato
Gay Jackson
Galveston
Hagy & McCollum
Misa Viralnia Felder
Virginia Felder
Avenue BP
South Carolina
J. J. Felder
Navazota
Hantsville
Cone
Mixg Mla
Helder
C. Gardner
Fifth Street
Gates
Confederate Cemetery
Hagy & McColun
Vocational Training School Criticized by Veteran Leader
Judge Robert Marx national commander of the Disabled Veterans of the World War calls Camp Sherman vocational training a farce and a fraud. In Washington he faulted the electrical shop plumbing school and tailoring work claiming only a handful of men attended and most showed no engagement. He said the shoe repairing shop was the busiest and many students wished to return home.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Robert 8. Marx
Washington
Martin B. Madden
House Committee On Appropriations
Marx
Germany asks to cut reparations payments in 1928 plan
Germany presents to the allied reparations commission in Berlin a plan proposing 720,000,000 gold marks and 1,450,000,000 gold marks in goods to the Allies for 1928. The reply notes Germany's tax burden and suggests lowering the amounts.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
Paris
Eighth Area Leads in Army Recruiting Efforts
The Eighth Corps Area reports a strong recruiting surge, adding 141 recruits in the January midperiod. Camp Travis tops with 104, followed by Fort Reno 63 and Fort LogAn 52. overall monthly intake near 1,200 with about fifty coming to nearby San Antonio stations.
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Hh, Debney
Camp Travis
IOV
Fort Reno
Okla
Vl Page
Fort Locan
Colo
Belington Field
Governor’s Island
New York
Eighth Corps
San Antonio
Library funding decision on district appropriation
Nat M Washer of the library board announced a committee will present the case to county commissioners Monday on whether to raise the library appropriation. The request seeks an increase to 205000. the Carnegie board had set a minimum across the city.
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Counei
Nat M. Washer
Libracy Board
Washer
Maser Black
Carnegie Board
Mrs. E T Galloway of Carters Creek Recounts Recovery
Mrs E T Galloway of Carter's Creek Tennessee writes she recovered from a long illness that left her bedridden for months. She now runs her garden raises chickens and does housework, urging other women to use a vegetable compound to ease similar symptoms and regain activity.
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Carter’s Creek
Lydia
E. T.galloway
Carter's Creek
Tenn
Library budget push for Carnegie upkeep in city budget
A special committee was appointed to press the mayor for a $45 000 appropriation to maintain the Carnegie Library. The committee will brief the mayor before the final budget adoption, noting San Antonio’s small yearly library allotment and the building’s deteriorating condition requiring repairs and other needs.
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Carnegie
San Antonio
Gunmen scare off robbers on jitney in West Commerce street
Vinson Carroll said two men boarded his jitney in the 1500 block of West Commerce at 11 p.m. Friday and held the driver with a pistol. Carroll yelled for help. two passengers pulled guns at the Almendorf street crossing, one man was pressed to the neck, and both robbers fled as the driver cried out. A second car, following the jitney, also seen by detectives.
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Vinson Carroll
Carroll
West Commerce Street
Almendorf Street
Bot
Poison drink at military plaza stand alarms officers
Prohibition agents raided a stand at Military plaza Friday and found a mixed drink of soda water and denatured alcohol sold under a skull and cross bones label. The drink, called a wicked wallop, drew several black patrons who had brought their own alcohol, so none could be charged under the Volstead act. The refreshments were removed for safety.
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Prohibition
Military Plaza
Harry Hawwilton
Hamilton
Still Arguing Motion Delays Re Hearing Brackenridge Case
The Brackenridge will case delays a ruling on a motion for a new trial as arguments continue in district court. Le Roy Denman and Thomas H. Franklin led proponents. recess interrupted by noon. The Red Cross appeals for assistance to Mrs. Leo Furler in San Antonio. Deputy sheriff serves warrants after Jhexar county grand jury returns 21 indictments in the 45th district court. Names not announced.
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Brackenridge
T. District Court
Auing
George W. Brackenridge
Viat Court
Leroy Denman
Thomasa H. Franklin
Rouncel, Aly, Pramuklin
Red Cross
Leo Furler
San Antonio
The
Red Rosy
Mies Mabel Ferguson
Loeat Ehapter
Jhexar County Grand Jury
Convicted Thefts Lead to Varied Sentences in Federal Court
Perfecto Arrellano was sentenced to one yen and one day in Leavenworth for theft of potatoes from an interstate shipment. James Gonzales received three months for a related charge. Louis Keilman faced fines of 500 dollars on liquor possession counts. A separate purse theft incident involved two youths and Miss C Pelley near St. Marys Bridge. Endowment drive for Wesleyan University exceeded its 3 million goal by 850 thousand.
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Perfecto Arreliano
Leavenworth
Kaw
West
B. Anguino
Mother of General Crowder Dies at 88
Mary Crowder mother of Maj. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder died at her Washington home early today at age 88. Interment will be at Trenton Missouri.
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General Crowder
Washington,d., C
Dan
Mary Crowder
Maj
Gem
Enoch H. Crowder
Trenton
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